EP0237177A1 - Cartridge for an inked ribbon with a re-inking pad - Google Patents

Cartridge for an inked ribbon with a re-inking pad Download PDF

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EP0237177A1
EP0237177A1 EP87301059A EP87301059A EP0237177A1 EP 0237177 A1 EP0237177 A1 EP 0237177A1 EP 87301059 A EP87301059 A EP 87301059A EP 87301059 A EP87301059 A EP 87301059A EP 0237177 A1 EP0237177 A1 EP 0237177A1
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ribbon
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casing
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distribution roller
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Bruno Fausto
Walter Trimboli
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Telecom Italia SpA
Olivetti SpA
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Ing C Olivetti and C SpA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J32/00—Ink-ribbon cartridges
    • B41J32/02—Ink-ribbon cartridges for endless ribbons
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J31/00—Ink ribbons; Renovating or testing ink ribbons
    • B41J31/14—Renovating or testing ink ribbons
    • B41J31/16—Renovating or testing ink ribbons while fitted in the machine using the ink ribbons

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  • the present invention relates to a cartridge for an inked ribbon with a re-inking pad, comprising a casing having a magazine for housing the inked ribbon of closed loop type and disposed in randomly distributed loops, and a pair of rollers for the feed movement of the ribbon.
  • the re-inking pad is rotatable in the casing and an ink distribution roller co-operates with the pad for re-inking the ribbon.
  • a cartridge of that type is known.
  • the pad is rotatable on a fixed pin and the distribution roller is mounted on an eccentric which can be manually adjusted for increasing or reducing the contact pressure of the roller against the pad.
  • the distribution roller is rotatable on a fixed pin while the pad is rotatable on a pin of an oscillating frame structure which is held in contact with the roller by means of a spring.
  • the pad is rotatable on a fixed pin while the distribution roller is mounted in an oscillating frame structure or bridge member which in turn is held in contact against the pad by the tension of the ribbon which is due to the feed movement thereof. All those constructions are complicated and thus relatively expensive.
  • the object of the present invention is-to provide a cartridge for an inked ribbon with inker which is reliable, simple and which at the same time is functional, practical and inexpensive.
  • a preferred embodiment of the present model is represented by the following description which is given by way of non-limiting example and with reference to the accompanying drawing which shows a plan view of part of the cartridge for an inked ribbon with re-inking pad according to the model.
  • the cartridge is generally indicated by reference numeral 11 and comprises a casing 12 of a substantially parallelepipedic shape with connected rounded corners.
  • the casing 12 comprises a bottom 13 and a series of walls 14, 16, 17, 18 and 19 for defining a space or cavity 21.
  • the casing 12 is closed upwardly by a cover 22, a front wall 23, a rear wall 24, a right-hand side wall 26 and a left-hand side wall 27.
  • Each side wall 26, 27 has a seat 28 and 29 co-operable with a resilient element 31, 32 of a carrier 33 of a printer 34 for positioning the cartridge 11 when it is supported with its bottom 13 on the carrier 33.
  • the cartridge 11 comprises two suitably shaped arms 36 and 37 which project from the right-hand side wall 26 and the rear wall 24 and which have two openings 38 and 39 respectively to permit a portion of an inked ribbon 41 to be passed and guided in front of a per se known print head 35.
  • the inked ribbon 41 is of the closed loop type and is disposed in randomly distributed turns in a magazine 42 of the casing 12.
  • the ribbon 41 issues frcm the magazine 42 and is pinched between a fixed guide 43 and a resilient blade member 44 which permits more turns from coming out of the magazine, the guide and the blade member tensioning the ribbon 41 in front of the head 35.
  • the ribbon 41 then passes through the opening 39, coming out of the casing 12, to take up a position in use in front of the head 31, re-enters through the opening 38 and, after having been guided by fixed guides 46 and 47, engages an ink distribution roller 48. Subsequently, guided by fixed guides 49 and 51, the ribbon 41 is engaged with a pair of rollers generally identified by reference numeral 52 for the unidirectional feed movement thereof, and it is then passed again into the magazine 42.
  • the forward feed movement of the ribbon 41 is effected by one of the two rollers 52 being driven by the printer 34 in per se known manner.
  • the distribution roller 48 is formed by a cylinder whose side surface constitutes the active part with a shaft 53 having the two ends thereof projecting from the cylinder and being capable of being housed in a slot or groove 54 in the cover 22 and in a slot or groove 56 in the bottom 13.
  • the slots 54 and 56 are of a rectilinear c&,- figuration and are co-planar with a shaft 57 of a re-inking pad 58.
  • the re-inking pad 58 is rotatable with its shaft 57 within the casing 12 while the distribution roller 48 is also rotatable within the casing 12 but can slide in the slots 54 and 56 in a plane which is substantially co-planar with the shaft 57.
  • the inked ribbon 41 engages the distribution roller 48 as described hereinbefore and, by virtue of the effect of the tension applied by the rollers 52, causes the distribution roller 48 to slide along the slots 54 and 56, holding it in contact with the re-inking pad 58.
  • the tension of the ribbon 41 causes rotary movement of the roller 48.
  • the active part thereof which is in contact with the pad 58 causes ink to be transferred from the pad 58 to the ribbon 41.
  • the tension of the ribbon 41 is such as automatically to regulate the contact pressure between the distribution roller 48 and the re-inking pad 58 and optimises re-inking of the ribbon 41.
  • the distribution roller 48 is rotatable and slidable in the slots 54 and 56 and the tension of the inked ribbon 41 holds the roller 48 in contact with the re-inking pad 58 and causes rotary movement thereof, providing for automatic regulation of the contact pressure of the roller 48 with the pad 58 and optimising the re-inking effect for the ribbon 41.

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The cartridge (11) for an inked ribbon (41) comprises a casing (12) having a magazine (42) for housing the ribbon (41) of the closed loop type and disposed in randomly distributed turns, and a pair of rollers (52) for the feed movement of the ribbon (41). A re-inking pad (58) is rotatable in the casing (12) and an ink distribution roller (48) co- operates with the pad (58) for re-inking the ribbon (41). The distribution roller (48) comprises a shaft (53) having its ends projecting from the ends of the roller (48) and housed for rotary and sliding movement in slots (56) and (54) in the casing (12) and the cover (22). The slots (54) and (56) are rectilinear and have their axes co-planar with the shaft (57) of the pad (58) to permit movement of the roller (48) away from and towards the pad (58). The distribution roller (48) is held in contact against the pad (58) by the tension applied to the ribbon (41) by the rollers (52). The tension of the ribbon (41) automatically regulates the contact pressure of the distribution roller (48) against the re-inking pad (58) and optimises re-inking of the ribbon (41).

Description

  • The present invention relates to a cartridge for an inked ribbon with a re-inking pad, comprising a casing having a magazine for housing the inked ribbon of closed loop type and disposed in randomly distributed loops, and a pair of rollers for the feed movement of the ribbon. The re-inking pad is rotatable in the casing and an ink distribution roller co-operates with the pad for re-inking the ribbon.
  • Various cartridges of that type are known. In a first type of cartridge, the pad is rotatable on a fixed pin and the distribution roller is mounted on an eccentric which can be manually adjusted for increasing or reducing the contact pressure of the roller against the pad. In a second type of cartridge the distribution roller is rotatable on a fixed pin while the pad is rotatable on a pin of an oscillating frame structure which is held in contact with the roller by means of a spring. In a third type of cartridge, the pad is rotatable on a fixed pin while the distribution roller is mounted in an oscillating frame structure or bridge member which in turn is held in contact against the pad by the tension of the ribbon which is due to the feed movement thereof. All those constructions are complicated and thus relatively expensive.
  • The object of the present invention is-to provide a cartridge for an inked ribbon with inker which is reliable, simple and which at the same time is functional, practical and inexpensive.
  • To this end the cartridge according to the invention is characterised in the manner set forth in claim 1.
  • A preferred embodiment of the present model is represented by the following description which is given by way of non-limiting example and with reference to the accompanying drawing which shows a plan view of part of the cartridge for an inked ribbon with re-inking pad according to the model.
  • Referring to the drawing, the cartridge is generally indicated by reference numeral 11 and comprises a casing 12 of a substantially parallelepipedic shape with connected rounded corners. The casing 12 comprises a bottom 13 and a series of walls 14, 16, 17, 18 and 19 for defining a space or cavity 21. The casing 12 is closed upwardly by a cover 22, a front wall 23, a rear wall 24, a right-hand side wall 26 and a left-hand side wall 27. Each side wall 26, 27 has a seat 28 and 29 co-operable with a resilient element 31, 32 of a carrier 33 of a printer 34 for positioning the cartridge 11 when it is supported with its bottom 13 on the carrier 33.
  • The cartridge 11 comprises two suitably shaped arms 36 and 37 which project from the right-hand side wall 26 and the rear wall 24 and which have two openings 38 and 39 respectively to permit a portion of an inked ribbon 41 to be passed and guided in front of a per se known print head 35. The inked ribbon 41 is of the closed loop type and is disposed in randomly distributed turns in a magazine 42 of the casing 12. The ribbon 41 issues frcm the magazine 42 and is pinched between a fixed guide 43 and a resilient blade member 44 which permits more turns from coming out of the magazine, the guide and the blade member tensioning the ribbon 41 in front of the head 35. The ribbon 41 then passes through the opening 39, coming out of the casing 12, to take up a position in use in front of the head 31, re-enters through the opening 38 and, after having been guided by fixed guides 46 and 47, engages an ink distribution roller 48. Subsequently, guided by fixed guides 49 and 51, the ribbon 41 is engaged with a pair of rollers generally identified by reference numeral 52 for the unidirectional feed movement thereof, and it is then passed again into the magazine 42.
  • The forward feed movement of the ribbon 41 is effected by one of the two rollers 52 being driven by the printer 34 in per se known manner.
  • The distribution roller 48 is formed by a cylinder whose side surface constitutes the active part with a shaft 53 having the two ends thereof projecting from the cylinder and being capable of being housed in a slot or groove 54 in the cover 22 and in a slot or groove 56 in the bottom 13. The slots 54 and 56 are of a rectilinear c&,- figuration and are co-planar with a shaft 57 of a re-inking pad 58.
  • The re-inking pad 58 is rotatable with its shaft 57 within the casing 12 while the distribution roller 48 is also rotatable within the casing 12 but can slide in the slots 54 and 56 in a plane which is substantially co-planar with the shaft 57.
  • The inked ribbon 41 engages the distribution roller 48 as described hereinbefore and, by virtue of the effect of the tension applied by the rollers 52, causes the distribution roller 48 to slide along the slots 54 and 56, holding it in contact with the re-inking pad 58. During the feed movement of the ribbon 41, the tension of the ribbon 41 causes rotary movement of the roller 48.
  • The active part thereof which is in contact with the pad 58 causes ink to be transferred from the pad 58 to the ribbon 41. In addition the tension of the ribbon 41 is such as automatically to regulate the contact pressure between the distribution roller 48 and the re-inking pad 58 and optimises re-inking of the ribbon 41.
  • It will be apparent therefore that the distribution roller 48 is rotatable and slidable in the slots 54 and 56 and the tension of the inked ribbon 41 holds the roller 48 in contact with the re-inking pad 58 and causes rotary movement thereof, providing for automatic regulation of the contact pressure of the roller 48 with the pad 58 and optimising the re-inking effect for the ribbon 41.

Claims (5)

1. A cartridge for an inked ribbon (41) with a re-inking pad (58), comprising a casing (12) having a magazine (42) for housing the inked ribbon of closed loop type and disposed in randomly distributed loops, and a pair of rollers (52) for the feed movement of the ribbon and in which the re-inking pad (58) is rotatable in the casing and an ink distribution roller (48) co-operates with the pad for re-inking the ribbon, characterised in that the casing (12) and distribution roller (48) comprise guide means (53, 54, 56) for enabling the distribution roller to rotate and to slide in the casing and in that the distribution roller (48) is held in contact against the pad (58) by the tension of the ribbon (41) and in that the tension of the ribbon automatically regulates the contact pressure of the distribution roller against the re-inking pad to optimise re-inking of the ribbon.
2. A cartridge according to claim 1, characterised in that the guide means comprise a slot (56) provided in the casing and which engages a part (53) of the distribution roller (48).
3. A cartridge according to claim 1 or 2, in which the casing (12) is closed by a cover (22), characterised in that the guide means comprise a slot (54) in the cover which engages a part (53) of the distribution roller (48).
4. A cartridge according to claims 2 and 3, characterised in that the distribution roller (48) comprises an active portion which cooperates with the ribbon (41) and a shaft (53) having projecting ends housed rotatably and slidably in the slots (56, 54) of the casing (12) and the cover (22), for guiding the roller in its movement towards and away from the pad (58).
5. A cartridge according to claim 4 characterised in that the slot (56) in the casing (12) and the slot (54) in the cover (22) are of a rectilinear configuration and have their axes co-planar with the axis of the pad (58).
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IT8653087U IT207529Z2 (en) 1986-03-10 1986-03-10 CARTRIDGE FOR AN INK TAPE WITH RE-CLOSING PAD
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